# Accident 19910722029039A: Beech 9555, Van Nuys, CA, July 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2894° N, 118.5005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2894&lon=-118.5005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77CQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77CQ-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 9555
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 20 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722029039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT REPORTED CONTROL PROBLEMS AFTER BEING TOO HIGH TO LAND. DIVED INTO BUILDING. POSSIBLE RUNWAY PITCH TRIM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX91FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA324), Jul 23, 1991: Beech 95-C55 (N77CQ), Granada Hills, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FOLLOWING AN UNDETERMINED AUTOPILOT FAILURE, DURING WHICH THE PILOT FAILED TO PERFORM THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE TO CORRECT A MIS-TRIM CONDITION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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